AVC Men's Volleyball Continental Championship 2026 Points Table: India climb to eighth spot, keep quarter-final hopes alive
8 out of the 12 participating teams will proceed to the quarterfinals
The AVC Men’s Volleyball Continental Championship 2026 is being played from September 4 to September 13 at the Kitakyushu City General Gymnasium in Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan.
A total of 12 teams are battling for the biggest crown in Asia, in what is the 23rd edition of the tournament.
Pool A consists of Japan, Australia, Bahrain and Oman, pool B comprises Iran, China, India and New Zealand, while Korea, Qatar, Taipei and Thailand form the pool C line-up. The top two teams from each group will proceed to the quarter-finals, along with the two best third-placed sides.
The importance of the tournament cannot be overstated, considering that the winner will secure an automatic place at the Los Angeles 2028 Olympics, while the top three teams will earn berths at the FIVB Men’s Volleyball World Cup 2027.
Let us now have a look at the updated points table for the AVC Men’s Volleyball Continental Championship 2026, following the completion of play on Monday, 7th September:
AVC Men’s Volleyball Continental Championship 2026 points table
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Pool A
| Team | Played | Won | Lost | Points | Sets Ratio | Points Ratio |
| Australia | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | MAX | 1.327 |
| Japan | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 6.000 | 1.441 |
| Oman | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.167 | 0.700 |
| Bahrain | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.000 | 0.747 |
Pool B
| Team | Played | Won | Lost | Points | Sets Ratio | Points Ratio |
| Iran | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | MAX | 1.354 |
| China | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | MAX | 1.202 |
| India | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.500 | 0.963 |
| New Zealand | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.000 | 0.742 |
Pool C
| Team | Played | Won | Lost | Points | Sets Ratio | Points Ratio |
| South Korea | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 2.000 | 1.107 |
| Thailand | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3.000 | 1.205 |
| Chinese Taipei | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1.333 | 0.970 |
| Qatar | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.000 | 0.772 |
To establish the positions of the teams after the preliminary round, the following guidelines have been placed:
- Total number of wins
- In the event of a tie, the following tiebreaker will be applied first. The teams will be ranked after allotting them points according to this:
- Match won 3–0 or 3–1: 3 points for the winner, 0 points for the loser
- Match won 3–2: 2 points for the winner, 1 point for the loser
- Match forfeited: 3 points for the winner, 0 points (0–25, 0–25, 0–25) for the loser
- If the deadlock is still not broken, the following parameters will be analyzed:
- Sets quotient: if two or more teams are tied on the number of points gained, they will be placed according to the ratio of the cumulative number of sets won to the number of sets lost.
- Points quotient: if the tie persists based on the sets quotient, the teams will be ranked by the ratio of the points won across the three matches to the points conceded.
- If the tie persists based on the points quotient, the tie will be broken based on the head-to-head record in the competition. When the tie in points quotient is between three or more teams, only the matches involving the concerned teams would be taken into consideration.
Combined Table
| Ranking | Team | Pool | Played | Won | Lost | Points | Sets Ratio | Points Ratio |
| 1 | South Korea | C | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 2.000 | 1.107 |
| 2 | Iran | B | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | MAX | 1.354 |
| 3 | Australia | A | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | MAX | 1.327 |
| 4 | China | B | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | MAX | 1.202 |
| 5 | Japan | A | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 6.000 | 1.441 |
| 6 | Thailand | C | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3.000 | 1.205 |
| 7 | Chinese Taipei | C | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1.333 | 0.970 |
| 8 | India | B | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.500 | 0.963 |
| 9 | Oman | A | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.167 | 0.700 |
| 10 | Qatar | C | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.000 | 0.772 |
| 11 | Bahrain | A | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.000 | 0.747 |
| 12 | New Zealand | B | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.000 | 0.742 |
The matchups for the quarter-final will be decided accordingly. This is to say that the line-up would look like this: 1 vs 8, 2 vs 7, 3 vs 6 and 4 vs 5. Here is how the table has been formulated:
- Position of the team in their respective pools
- For further ranking, the criteria mentioned for the individual pools tables are used.
How many teams are participating at AVC Men’s Volleyball Continental Championship 2026?
A total of 12 teams are participating in the AVC Men’s Volleyball Continental Championship.
How many teams can qualify for quarter-finals of AVC Men’s Volleyball Continental Championship 2026?
The top eight teams will advance to the quarter-finals of the biennial tournament.
How can teams qualify for the quarter-finals of AVC Men’s Volleyball Continental Championship 2026?
Teams must finish within the top eight of the combined rankings at the end of the pool stage to enter the quarters of the tournament. Another way of putting it is, the top two from each pool and the two best third-placed teams will advance.
What is India’s current position in the AVC Men’s Volleyball Continental Championship 2026?
India are currently placed in the final quarter-final spot, with three points from as many matches thanks to their win over New Zealand in their final pool B fixture.
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